Kanoya Air Field (鹿屋飛行場, Kanoya Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJFY) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base (鹿屋航空基地, Kanoya Kōkū-Kichi). It is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest[1] of the city of Kanoya in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with ILS.
Kanoya Air Field 鹿屋飛行場 Kanoya Hikōjō | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | ||||||||||||||
Location | Kanoya, Japan | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 214 ft / 65 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°E | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
RJFY Location in Japan | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
On April 6, 2016 a U-125 airplane operated by the Flight Check Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed near the base, and all six crew members were killed. It had been checking the base's air navigation aid system.[2][3][4][5]
After some years of discussion[6] it was announced in July 2018 that the base would be used by the US military. United States Marine Corps KC-130 aerial tankers will use the base.[7]
The Kanoya Air Base Museum is located at the base.